| A grand slam by Dale Murphy in the first inning triggered the Braves to an 8-2 triumph over the Giants as Doyle Alexander pitched a five-hitter. A single by Jerry Royster and walks to Bob Horner and Chris Chambliss loaded the sacks and set up Murphy's blast. [The Sporting News] |
Atlanta Braves 8, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Sunday, August 17, 1980 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Braves 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 - 8 7 1 Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 5 2 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster lf,3b 5 1 1 0 0 2 .225 North cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .241 Ramirez ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 .233 Herndon lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .240 Matthews rf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .273 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Horner 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .253 Whitfield ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .272 Lum pr,lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 .194 Rowland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chambliss 1b 1 2 0 0 3 1 .282 Clark rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .292 Murphy cf 4 2 2 5 0 1 .288 Evans 3b 2 0 0 1 2 0 .256 Hubbard 2b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .254 May c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .280 Benedict c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .251 Ivie 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .239 Alexander p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .152 Stennett 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .253 LeMaster ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Ripley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Griffin p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Venable ph,lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .281 Totals 33 8 7 7 6 10 Totals 31 2 5 2 2 7 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 21,029 Left on Base: Braves 5, Giants 4 DP: Braves 0, Giants 0 Errors: Murphy, North, Clark Doubles: Murphy (20), May (15) Triples: Clark (8) Home Runs: Murphy (20), Matthews (14) Stolen Bases: Chambliss (3), Evans (15) Sacrifice Hits: Ramirez (1) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Alexander W(11-6) 9 5 2 2 2 7 0 33 3.63 Totals 9 5 2 2 2 7 0 33 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ripley L(6-6) 0.2 3 4 4 3 0 1 8 3.49 Griffin 5.1 1 1 1 1 6 1 18 3.13 Moffitt 2 3 3 2 2 2 0 11 7.36 Rowland 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2.70 Totals 9 7 8 7 6 10 2 40 Wild Pitches: Moffitt (1) Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Dale BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to center [Royster to second (error by North)]; Ramirez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Royster to third]; Matthews made an out to third; Horner walked; Chambliss walked [Horner to second]; Murphy homered [Royster scored, Horner scored, Chambliss scored]; Hubbard walked; Benedict singled to left [Hubbard to second]; GRIFFIN REPLACED RIPLEY (PITCHING); Alexander forced Benedict (shortstop unassisted); 4 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: North was called out on strikes; Herndon struck out; Clark was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0. BRAVES 2ND: Royster struck out; Ramirez popped to third in foul territory; Matthews flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Evans walked; Evans stole second; May struck out; Ivie made an out to third; Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0. BRAVES 3RD: Horner struck out; Chambliss walked; Chambliss stole second; Murphy struck out; Hubbard popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster flied out to left; Griffin lined to second; North flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0. BRAVES 4TH: Benedict flied out to left; Alexander popped to catcher in foul territory; Royster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans walked; May made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0. BRAVES 5TH: Ramirez struck out; Matthews homered; Horner flied out to right; Chambliss was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: Ivie was called out on strikes; Stennett grounded out (second to first); LeMaster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Giants 0. BRAVES 6TH: Murphy flied out to left; Hubbard grounded out (second to first); Benedict flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Giants 0. GIANTS 6TH: VENABLE BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Venable grounded out (first unassisted); North flied out to center; Herndon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Giants 0. BRAVES 7TH: VENABLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MOFFITT REPLACED HERNDON (PITCHING); Alexander grounded out (first unassisted); Royster popped to first in foul territory; Ramirez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Giants 0. GIANTS 7TH: Clark tripled to right; Evans grounded out (second to first) [Clark scored]; May doubled to right; Ivie popped to first in foul territory; Stennett singled to center [May scored, Stennett out at third (center to third) (error by Murphy)]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Giants 2. BRAVES 8TH: Matthews flied out to right; Horner singled to right; LUM RAN FOR HORNER; Moffitt threw a wild pitch [Lum to second]; Chambliss was walked intentionally; Murphy doubled to left [Lum scored, Chambliss to third]; Hubbard singled to right [Chambliss scored, Murphy scored (error by Clark) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Benedict walked [Hubbard to second]; Alexander struck out; Royster grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 8, Giants 2. GIANTS 8TH: ROYSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); LUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LeMaster grounded out (second to first); Venable struck out; North singled to center; WHITFIELD BATTED FOR MOFFITT; Whitfield singled to right [North to second]; Clark flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 8, Giants 2. BRAVES 9TH: ROWLAND REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); Ramirez struck out; Matthews struck out; Lum flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Giants 2. GIANTS 9TH: Evans flied out to right; May grounded out (pitcher to first); Ivie flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Giants 2.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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